The external links are found and verified.
- National Association of REALTORS (NAR) History: Search results44,,43,42,41,40,39,38,37,36 confirm that NAR was founded in 1908 as the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges. I can use their official site or a reputable news source. I will use a direct NAR link for history if available, otherwise Bankrate or other reliable financial news source. Let's use
https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/history(if it works, otherwise something like Bankrate). Self-correction: The provided search result35 is from nar.realtor, so I will use that for the history section. - NAR Code of Ethics: Search results34,33,32,31,30 clearly show the NAR Code of Ethics. I can use
https://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-professional-standards/code-of-ethicsfor this. Self-correction: The provided search result29 is from nar.realtor, so I will use that. - State Real Estate Licensing Requirements: Search results28,27,26,25,24 provide information on New York State real estate licensing. I will use
https://dos.ny.gov/real-estate-salespersonas an example of a government site. - Criticisms/Antitrust Lawsuit: Search results23,22,21,20,19,18 mention the recent NAR antitrust settlement regarding commissions. I will use a reliable news source for this. CBS News17 or ClassAction.org16 look promising. I'll use CBS News for a major news outlet.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-association-of-realtors-cut-commissions-settlement-financial-impact/
Now, I will construct the LINK_POOL and then write the article.
LINK_POOL (hidden table)
| Type | Anchor Text | URL |
|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL | property valuation | ` |
| INTERNAL | commission | ` |
| INTERNAL | listing agreement | ` |
| INTERNAL | buyer's agent | ` |
| INTERNAL | seller's agent | ` |
| INTERNAL | fiduciary duty | ` |
| INTERNAL | closing costs | ` |
| INTERNAL | mortgage | ` |
| INTERNAL | property taxes | ` |
| INTERNAL | due diligence | ` |
| INTERNAL | appraisal | ` |
| INTERNAL | market analysis | ` |
| INTERNAL | negotiation | ` |
| INTERNAL | contract | ` |
| INTERNAL | escrow | ` |
| EXTERNAL | National Association of REALTORS® | https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/history |
| EXTERNAL | Code of Ethics | https://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-professional-standards/code-of-ethics |
| EXTERNAL | New York State Department of State | https://dos.ny.gov/real-estate-salesperson |
| EXTERNAL | CBS News | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-association-of-realtors-cut-commissions-settlement-financial-impact/ |
All set to write the article.12, 34, 56, 78, 9101112, 1314, 15